107 | Greek Mythology in The Last Olympian w/ Dr. Moiya McTier
The Newest Olympian
Mike Schubert
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 11 December 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
The Last Olympian was filled with new characters and stories with foundations in Greek mythology, so to learn more about them, we've brought in our mythological correspondent, Dr. Moiya McTier! Topics include: marinating, Amphitrite, Chrysaor, hyper-fraternal twins, biology, Punnet Squares, Aeolus, Prometheus, Michael Fassbender, airplane movies, appendix knowledge, Epimetheus, Pandora, Hyperboreans, Frost Giants, Clazmonian Sow, The Jersey Devil, Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods, dick blood, Cyclops biology, Madeline Miller, Hebe, mouth sound reduction, and more!
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Is Percy Jackson the book series we should’ve been reading all along? Join Mike Schubert as he reads through the books for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over Greek mythology. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along. New episodes release on Mondays wherever you get your podcasts!
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• Editor: Sherry Guo
• Music: Bettina Campomanes and Brandon Grugle
• Art: Jessica E. Boyd
— About The Show —
Has the Percy Jackson series been slept on by society? Join Mike Schubert as he journeys through the Riordanverse for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over the Greek mythology throughout. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along. New episodes release on Mondays wherever you get your podcasts!
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| 1:00.1 | Yes. What's good? |
| 1:03.2 | Thank you so much for tuning in to another episode of the Newst Olympian. |
| 1:04.1 | My name is Mike Schubert. |
| 1:05.4 | I'm the titular Newst Olympian. |
| 1:11.3 | I'm a 31-year-old man who never read the Percy Jackson books as a kid, but I did read the main series as an adult, |
| 1:17.0 | and I am progressing towards moving into the sequel series, but before I can open a single page of the Heroes of Olympus, I need to fully grasp all the mythology that we just consumed in |
| 1:21.8 | the last Olympian. So in order to do that, we are going to bring in and have a wonderful |
| 1:27.4 | discussion with our official Greek mythological correspondent, someone who you may know from their incredible book, The Milky Way, or from their incredible work telling government officials, hey, don't let AI destroy the world. It's Dr. Mohi McTeer. |
| 1:41.8 | It's Moia. How's it going? |
| 1:43.4 | Hello, Mike. Thanks so much for having me back. It's been a while because ITeerre. How's it going? Hello, Mike. |
| 1:44.3 | Thanks so much for having me back. |
| 1:46.1 | It's been a while because I've been, I've been busy. |
| 1:48.9 | Yes. |
| 1:49.8 | It's been very fun telling governments in the U.S. and in the UK not to let AI steal artists work and their jobs. |
| 1:57.5 | And I also get to meet cool people doing that. |
| 1:59.3 | So it's a fun gig. |
| 2:00.2 | But so is being the official |
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